Poush-Faguner Pala by Gajendra Kumar Mitra [Paperback]

"In the outskirts near Kolkata, 'Paush-Fagun’s Phase' - this trilogy is one of the greatest treasures of Bengali literature. It is the finest literary creation of the novelist Gajendra Kumar Mitra. The trilogy begins in the backdrop of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The story of this novel trilogy begins with the life of a widow of a Kulina Brahmin, Rasmani, and her three daughters. Though most of the story revolves around the middle daughter Shyama, the various branches and twigs of Rasmani's ever-growing family create an extraordinary diversity in the story through various incidents, eventually achieving the unity of the storyline.

These people from the improved culture and traditions or the middle class distressed by severe poverty display their invincible desire for life and struggle through their small self-interests, hopes, despairs, joys, sorrows, and hardships. The author has told a simple yet remarkable story of life and struggle that we haven't heard before, we don't hear nowadays, and it is doubtful if we will hear in the near future. Undoubtedly, this trilogy is a milestone in the history of Bengali novel literature."